The best coffee shops in Las Vegas

Mothership Coffee Roasters has four locations in the Vegas Valley. Our favorite is at the artsy community Fergusons Downtown, where a grassy courtyard is ringed with shops from local artisans. Mothership founder Juanny Romero describes the space as “a midcentury café inside a spaceship,” and it tracks. The menu includes baked goods, teas, a nitro cold brew and several seasonal lattes. Sip an espresso on the rooftop, shop local and take in the hipster scene—which often sees live music, arts and crafts workshops and vintage clothing market pop-ups.

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An ode to Harry Potter, this coffee shop chain plays on the Wizarding World theme with white owl statues, bookshelves, broomsticks and Butterbrew (a butterscotch latte). Bad Owl offers coffee flights of their favorite flavors for the indecisive and serves a number of signature sandwiches, tasty toasts and overnight oats.

Gäbi opened in a nondescript Chinatown strip mall with little fanfare in 2018 (there wasn’t even a sign). Word got out when Instagrammers came and revealed its secret. Once the giant wooden door is pulled open, guests enter a funky 2,944-square-foot, 1920s-style Korean café full of mismatched chairs and Victorian furniture. Guests sip teas (try the butterfly latte) out of flowery tea cups while baristas prepare Gäbi’s signature single-origin coffees in a greenhouse-like structure. Quiche, croissant sandwiches, rainbow crepes and ube cheesecake make up the sweet and savory fare.

New to the Vegas coffee scene, Pikey Coffee is a motorcycle-chic café (complete with a drive-thru, obviously) where bikers and coffee lovers fuel up on caffeine. The food menu is limited to flaky croissants, quiche and breakfast items, such as a hearty bacon and sausage burrito. Pikey’s creative drink menu includes lattes, soft serve-based coffee drinks called snowstorms, frappes and twisties, teas, flavored sodas and slushies.

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Another company with a handful of Las Vegas locations, Royal Coffee is a shop with a purpose: For every pound of coffee sold, Royal donates a meal to a child in need. Folks flock to café for drinks like the white coconut breve, Mexican mocha and the noble, a salted caramel mocha).

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Fans of Founder’s find the all-day food selections as appealing as the robust menu of teas, smoothies and sweet espresso drinks. Breakfast sandwiches, toasts, quiches, bagels and pastries lead the menu. Those on a health kick can pair a feel-good bowl with a fruit smoothie, such as the Yoga Pants (spinach, ginger, banana, mango, pineapple juice and matcha) or Curious George (bananas, chocolate and peanut butter).

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Inject your day with some pep at the place that promises guests a dose of “caffeinated happiness.” Catchphrase aside, Grouchy John’s is known for its long list of lattes, frappes, specialty drinks and smoothies–many named after Star Wars characters. Feeling adventurous? Try an Evil Monkey or a blended dirty chai latte with a burst of banana. The small menu contains bagel sandwiches, oatmeal and wraps.

First and foremost, Writer’s Block is a bookstore and young writer’s workshop in downtown Las Vegas. It hosts readings, book clubs and community events. Mixed among the bookshelves and fake trees is a small coffee shop where you’ll find basic brewed coffee, espresso drinks, teas and smoothies. Quick bites include bagels, cookies and muffins.

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The first of three Las Vegas locations of this Colombian coffeehouse and happening brunch spot opened in the Arts District. Here, patrons sip on Cuban espresso, café con leche, nitro cold brew and signature flavored lattes like lavender and Mexican spice. Enjoy your caffeinated beverage with arepas, empanadas or one of the restaurant’s other Latin American-inspired dishes.

Even ube nerds, as Cafe 86 affectionately calls them, will be overwhelmed by the sheer number of desserts and drink options featuring the purple yam. This California chain, specializing in ube, has one Las Vegas location showcasing the sweet Filipino favorite in all its fantastic forms. The signature dessert is the Churrochi (caramelized ube mochi dough finished with cinnamon sugar and caramel drizzle), but it also sells ube-flavored lattes, leche flan, cheesecake bites, truffles, butter bars and ice cream. And yes, there are blended espresso lattes, mango slushies, milkshakes and teas that are not ube-centric.